- You can vote for each entry once (using our voting system bronze, silver and gold - 1, 2 and 3 points) This voting period is from the beginning of the contest, until the end of the 28th of the month. You can change your vote during the entire period. Voting will be stopped at 00.00 hr. midnight A'dam time. Check your local time here:https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/netherlands/amsterdam

- We want to revive the printed fractal calendar idea. So any submitter automatically accepts that his image will be used in the calender if it wins. (all money from the calendar goes into the further development of fractalforums.)

thx for digging up that old thread. yep, still a nice idea, we should do this. last test was when we had just started and too few members, now seems a good time.

Are the basic rules clear? any input?

3d, the idea was to encourage a nice monthly thread and active participation, and automating it would work against that.also mayyybee in the future reviving the idea of the ff-calendar, using the monthly winners.

haha, I didn't mean automate that, but that's an idea too, participation would still be required via rating or voting and posting pics and such. I do like the idea of a "picture of the month" and of a calendar. Yes, perhaps with more members now it might gain a bit more traction and get going as a regular thing.

thx for digging up that old thread. yep, still a nice idea, we should do this. last test was when we had just started and too few members, now seems a good time.

Are the basic rules clear? any input?

3d, the idea was to encourage a nice monthly thread and active participation, and automating it would work against that.also mayyybee in the future reviving the idea of the ff-calendar, using the monthly winners.

Let's start with June.

What about commercial software? Should we accept or deny it from particiation? Because we ask participants to include the parameterfile if possible (I read that somewhere?) I myself have no preference, but maybe others have another idea about that...

I see no reason why to deny commercial software, I don't hink any really forbids to share parameter files.My call for sharing parameters (or even parameter files) isn't mandatory, just to make this whole thing even more fun.

I see no reason why to deny commercial software, I don't hink any really forbids to share parameter files.My call for sharing parameters (or even parameter files) isn't mandatory, just to make this whole thing even more fun.

What I mean is that with commercial software nobody else can use the parameter file if they don't own that same software. I thought that other members might find that a problem.

Darn!I was going to submit a fractal, but I didn't took in consideration the local hour or maybe it closed on June 14th instead of June 15th.The first thread of the June Fractal Image of Month says:-The first two weeks of the month are for suggestion (until 15th of june)It is June 15, 13:46 hours as of now in Spain and all of Europe. And the thread is closed Please, for next month, clarify the exact day and the exact hour when the submissions are closed.

Darn!I was going to submit a fractal, but I didn't took in consideration the local hour or maybe it closed on June 14th instead of June 15th.The first thread of the June Fractal Image of Month says:-The first two weeks of the month are for suggestion (until 15th of june)It is June 14, 13:46 hours as of now in Spain and all of Europe. And the thread is closed Please, for next month, clarify the exact day and the exact hour when the submissions are closed.

I did warn yesterday that I would lock the contest at midnight exactly. I'm sorry that you were too late but I can't change that anymore I'm afraid. Next moth I hope you will join the contest again and thngs will be more clear and given more attention. And I do think it is most simple to remember that participating is untill the 15th off the month, and that means midnight closure. Again I'm sorry

By the way, I closed it at midnight Europe time. Check my last picture that I've uploaded to be sure I closed it at just the 'right time'

-The first two weeks of the month are for suggestion (until 15th of june)As minimum your phrasing was confusing and misleading. I am doing new fractals each day and I waited until last moment hoping to get something better.

Next time, please, be more precise. For example: until the end of 14th of july, London time zone.

-The first two weeks of the month are for suggestion (until 15th of june)As minimum your phrasing was confusing and misleading. I am doing new fractals each day and I waited until last moment hoping to get something better.

Next time, please, be more precise. For example: until the end of 14th of july, London time zone.